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1. gvwriter
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I set up my site wrong.
   I want to have a main site and then have people click on the blog.

   When I initially set my site up, I put my blog directly on my main domain name, I didn't know any better.
   http://www.vacation-rental-info.com

   My wordpress url is: http://www.vacation-rental-info.com
   My blog address is: http://www.vacation-rental-info.com

   I want to change the blog to sit here:
   http://www.vacation-rental-info.com/blog

   Now... I only have a few posts and a few responses and I don't want to lose them.

   While I appreciate wordpress I don't want it to completely run my site.

   I've read this post:
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/160736?replies=7

   Is that what I should do?
   I've got a dozen or so plug-ins and the site is e-commerce enabled.

   Thanks.
   T

2. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   no worries - follow this exactly
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site

3. gvwriter
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Thanks.
   Step 1: create the new location (new location: http://www.vacation-rental-info.com/blog) got it.
   Step 2: login... got it.
   Step 3: go to general panel... got it
   Step 4: change URI... got it.
   Step 5: change URI... got it.
   Step 6: update... got it.
   Step 7 and Step 8: ... got it
   Step 9: "Move your WordPress core files to the new location. This includes the files found within the original directory, such as http://example.com/wordpress, and all the sub-directories, to the new location."

   I DO NOT GET IT. Here's why I don't get it...

   In my file structure I do not see a sub-directory called "wordpress." However, I do see a sub-directory called: "public_html."

   Within the "public_html" folder there are several sub-directories: wp-admin, wp-content and wp-includes.

   So here's question #1...
   Once I update the URI do I move the "public_html" and all of it's contents to the new "/blog" directory? Or is it a different sub-directory I have to move?

   .....

   Question #2...
   There is another sub-directory on my site called, simply, "www." Within the "www" folder there are several sub-directories: wp-admin, wp-content and wp-includes.

   I do not know if I created that sub directory or if it was installed by wordpress. ... If someone could answer that question, that would be helpful.

   So, if this "www" sub-directory is mandatory, do I move it's contents to the new "/blog" sub-directory as well?

   I apologize for the length of this but I want to be as clear as possible.
   Thanks
   t

4. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   public_html is the root of your site.
   inside of this folder should be /blog
   move the wordpress files from public_html to /blog

   the www folder is for redundancy - do not mess with it. everything you do in public_html is mirrored in www

5. gvwriter
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I followed the directions to a "t" and my site is completely DOWN now.

   started new string:
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/257374

   HELP!!!

6. gvwriter
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Thanks Samboll.
   I did exactly what you said, after I figured out what you meant.
   Here's what I did:
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/270977?replies=1#post-1074976

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